Associate Degree

Medical Assisting

Do you have what it takes to assist doctors in delivering compassionate, effective medical care? Central Penn College’s Medical Assisting program may be the perfect fit for you! Medical Assisting students will gain practical, real-world experience in Central Penn’s simulated medical office.

How would you like to learn to draw blood, prepare patients for exams, administer medications and injections or even assist with minor surgery? With your Associate in Applied Science degree in Medical Assisting from Central Penn College, you can.

Our Medical Assisting students learn from experts in the field about everything from bedside manner to patient care. This degree program will help students gain the skills necessary to manage various medical facilities and assist doctors.

In addition to daytime classes, our Medical Assisting program is also available in a unique hybrid program, a combination of evening classes on our Summerdale campus and online classes, designed to fit your schedule and lifestyle.

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Central Penn College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (Ph: 267-284-5000). The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Central Penn College is a career-oriented, baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate, residential college in Summerdale, a suburb of Harrisburg, with an offsite location in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Central Penn College offers associate, bachelor's and master's degree programs for both traditional and continuing education students by providing hands-on and online distance education taught by experienced, caring faculty.